Poland’s LGBT community speaks up: “We are people, not an ideology”
Warsaw, Poland – President Andrzej Duda’s inflammatory remarks against LGBT+ people have provoked a renewed mobilisation of activists ahead ofContinue Reading
Tag: Protests
Czechs to hold nation-wide anti-government protests today
Prague, Czech Republic – Anti-government protests organized by the Million Moments for Democracy movement will be held today in 145Continue Reading
Thousands march in Budapest to reject Orbán’s Roma hate campaign
Budapest, Hungary – On Sunday, February 23, thousands of protesters gathered at Nyugati train station in Budapest to protest againstContinue Reading
Slovakia: The resistible rise of Marian Kotleba
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia looks all set for major change in the forthcoming general election on 29 February. Robert Fico’sContinue Reading
Czech Republic: Protests to resume next month to ‘defend democratic institutions’
Prague, Czech Republic – Local organization ‘Milion Moments for Democracy’ announced it will hold protests in Prague on March 1Continue Reading
Czech students criticize Orban ‘inappropriate’ presence at Prague State Opera reopening
Prague, Czech Republic – A group of Czech students from the Academy of Performing Arts (AMU) have published an openContinue Reading
Orgies, megaphones and parking-mafias… a year in Hungarian politics
Budapest, Hungary – 2019 was an exciting year in Hungarian politics with two elections, a number of surprises, and aContinue Reading
Hungary: Cracks in the opposition, Borkai’s resignation and Erdogan’s visit
Budapest, Hungary – It was a busy couple of weeks for Hungary: as cracks in the opposition’s unity started toContinue Reading
Slovakia approves ban on fur farming following nation-wide campaign
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia has become the latest European country to implement a ban on fur farming. The Slovak Parliament,Continue Reading
Czech Republic: Protesters march on Wenceslas Square to support euro adoption
Prague, Czech Republic – A small group of protesters marched on Saturday on Wenceslas Square to urge the Czech RepublicContinue Reading
Poland: Greenpeace activists detained after staging anti-coal protests
Warsaw, Poland – Activists from Greenpeace Poland have been arrested and detained for staging anti-coal protests. On Monday, Greenpeace’s RainbowContinue Reading
The Hungarian Academy of Science falls prey to the government’s meddling
In the end, it didn’t even matter. After months of protests and critique of the government’s proposal to strip theContinue Reading
Amazon to create 1,000 jobs in Poland as German employees go on strike
Warsaw, Poland – U.S. tech giant Amazon announced it would be opening a new logistics centre in Poland that would createContinue Reading
Viktor Orbán’s latest target: the Hungarian Academy of Science
The struggle for democratic and academic freedom in Hungary continues, with Orban’s latest attempt to consolidate power: after taking controlContinue Reading
Polish schools gear up for nation-wide strike during exam period
Krakow, Poland – Around half a million Polish teachers and schools personnel could go on strike throughout the country nextContinue Reading